Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-10
GARRETT DENIES
THE SALE OFTHE B. 40. TELEGRAPH
His Interests in the Property Ignored by the
Syndicate.

NEW YORK, October S.-Mr. Lauter
bach, counsel for the Baltimore aud Onl'
syndicate, was interviewed this mcrn'ns
with regard to the statement published II
a morning paper that Mr, Garrett wonlC
veto the sale of the B. so Telegraph line:
to the Western Union, and would not al
low il to be cousummated.
Mr.. Lauterbauch said: "Denials, evas
ions and threats to the contrary, the deaj
has been made. 1t will stand, you may
count upon that. Possession of theB 40
lines has been given TO the Western Union
Company, and it is rather late III the day
to set aside IN action taken with the full
permission and acquiescence of Mr.. Gar,
rett."
Officers of the Baltimore and Ohio Tele-
graph Company were also seen by the re-
porter. They say that there is no truth
in the story of the disruption OF the deal.
This mornings Times contains the fol
lowing: Its no trade, gentlemen" said
Mr.. Robert Garrett to Edward Stokes and
a small party of friends at the Hoffman
House, early last evening, He referred to
the sale of the B. 4 y. Telegraph Com
pany to Jay Gould.
The Observation-Disclosures emphatically
made-was a genuine surprise to MIR.
| Stokes aud his friends. They supposed
the sale had been ratified, and that all
papers relating TO it had been signed, seal
ed anC delivered. They limited AZ Wuch,
asking Mr.. Garrett if he had read the
papers. Mr.: Garrett replied that he had,
but repeated in spite of everything said
and done, the L. go. Telegraph Com
pany had not been absorbed by its hungry
rival. Mr.. Garrett looked and spoke as
if he were very much in earnest.
There Is NO exaggeratlon IN the state
ment that it put Mr.. Garrett i'll u humor to
discover that the syndicate apparently con-
| sidered his presence entirely unnecessary.
MIR. Garrett thought so much haste un'
seemly, and in discussing the sale last
evening said so. The syndicate might
have waited, he thought, until he was
upon the ground before it disposed OF the
property in the preservation Ol which he
was particularly interested. IL looked
| odd. he said, that an attempt should be
made to sell the property while he was on
the ocean and not in a position to interfere
with the plans in which he wa 1t least
entitled To 4 voice.
Before Mr.. Garrett left the Hoffman House
he had impressed his hearers with the idea
that UOuld might eXperince a good deal OF
trouble before he could legally claim the
b. 40. Telegraph Company Is his own.
OF one thing they were s~atisted-that
Gould would not he allowed to keep his
new purchase at the price he is said to have
paid. for Mr.. Garrett in addition to an
nouncing that no trade had been made,
said that Gould would under 10 circum-
stances get the &. x .. Telegraph Com
pany for 50, 600, 900; he would have to pay
a good deal bigger figure, for he was the
last man in the country TO whom Garrett
wOuld he willing to sell.
Robert Garrett did not say all this until
he had q long talk with John h. Cuwan
and other counsel. lie spent several hours
ut the BreyOOrt IN consultation with his
IawcTs, and the matters under discussion
were considered 80 important that two
o'clock arrived before MIR. Garrett he.
thought him of a promise he had made 10
lunch with some friends at the Manhat-
tan Club. Lunch having been disposed
of Mr.. Garrett walked up to the Hoffman
! House, and there made Opponents OF
Western Union and friends o. competitions
~telegraphs happy by declaring that h.
meant tight and ielt sure of winning. lie
was inclined 10 this way Uf thinking
through the know ledge that the Halti-
more aud Ohio Telegraph Company was
indebted to him personally in the not al
together trivial sum of between 81 ,OUO, 900
and 81 0OO, 900.
When Mr.. Garrett returned tO the Ere
wort House last night he was not in Il
talkative mood, 50 far rs business was con
cernsd. lie had nothing to SAY, Not now,
ut least; perhaps in a day or two
CARROTS statement, Its no trade, "
caused considerable talk to day, but nO
excitement. Western Union went oil "A
point, but that was not attributed to Mr..
CARROTS alleged denial of the sale. Mr..
| George Gould treated the story laughingly.
lie did not believe that Mr.. Garrett was
correctly quoted. Although the callat-
eral has not been turned over, the agree
mcnt has been signed and is in our passes
sion. There is no Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph now, Us their wires are Il part ol
our SYSTEM
Mr.. Gould also denied the statement in
the same article that the Baltimore and
OHIO owed Mr.. Garrett personally between
g.. 900, 900 aud 5 $1,000, OOO.
Mr.. w. Il Somerville, vi the Western
Union, was authority to say that DR.. Nor,
vim Green did not believe the story, and
that DIR. Green was 80 confident that there
would be no trouble about 'he sale that he
had decided to issue no statement about
the matter contrary TO his original inteu-
ton.